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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2021-07-01 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 III is much better than the Honor 9X Pro, having a 93.3 score against 71.9. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia 1 III has a newer 11 version and Honor 9X Pro has Android 10 version, providing the user lots of additional features. The Sony Xperia 1 III is a newer device, and it's also a little lighter and just a little thinner than Honor 9X Pro.
The Xperia 1 III features a brighter screen than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px and a much higher display density. Xperia 1 III counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 1 III also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 1 III has a slightly bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 256 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia 1 III also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1 TB. The Xperia 1 III counts with a little better battery duration than Honor 9X Pro, because it has a 13% bigger battery size.
Honor 9X Pro captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Xperia 1 III, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor offering a lower image quality, a tinier diafragm aperture and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition, the Honor 9X Pro also counts with a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
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